suicide bombers

Two female suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram jihadists killed at least three people in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said Monday. The bombers detonated their explosives inside a house and near a mosque in the Mashamari area of Konduga, 35km southeast of the Borno State capital...

At least four people were killed when Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked northeast Nigeria’s biggest city, the emergency services said on Friday, as residents returned home. Violence broke out on the outskirts of Maiduguri on Thursday night, with indications the jihadists were attempting to...

Scores of people are feared dead, following a suicide bomb attack and multiple explosions in Maiduguri on Wednesday. A member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) told SaharaReporters that the explosions occurred at about 8.33pm in Allahkanti behind Giwa barracks area of the Borno State...

About eight persons reportedly killed and 14 others sustained injuries on Friday night in a suicide bomb attack in Dikwa local government area of Borno. The latest attack is coming few days after Boho Horam terrorists unleashed terror on NNPC and UNIMAID staff in Maiduguri, killing more than 50...

A female suicide bomber struck early Monday morning, killing 10 worshippers who came for prayers at a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno state. According to TheCable, two other bombers were said to have struck in different parts of the ancient city, but details are still sketchy. Security agencies...

The Adamawa state government has warned Nigerians against the new method employed by members of the Islamist-Jihadist sect, Boko Haram in carrying out their deadly attacks. The warning comes hot on the heels of recent attacks carried out by the terrorist sect leading to the death of several...

Three suspected female suicide bombers were killed while attempting to attack a military outpost near Muna garage at the outskirt of Maiduguri in Borno State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Malam Abdulkadir Ibrahim, NEMA North-East Information Officer, said in a...

Operatives of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, on Monday morning killed two female suicide bombers while the third blew herself up in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The female bombers, attempted to enter the city through Mamanti village in Jere Local Government Area at about 5.10...

Two female suicide bombers were on Saturday morning intercepted and killed as they tried to force their way into a mosque on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State capital, the Police have said. In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Borno State Police Command, Victor Isuku, “At...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has warned that suicide bombers now disguise as nursing mothers to avoid detection by security personnel. A statement on Friday by Defence spokesman, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar said the attention of the DHQ has been drawn to a new tactic being adopted by...

A University professor, Aliyu Mani was among the 5 people killed when two suicide bombers entered two mosques at the University of Maiduguri in the troubled northeastern state of Borno and blew themselves up, at least 15 others were seriously injured according to Nigeria's National Emergency...

Four female suicide bombers who crossed into Cameroon from Nigeria have been killed. Midjiyawa Bakari, governor of Cameroon’s Far North region, told VOA that self-defense groups spotted the four young women crossing the border in pairs early Wednesday. Three of them detonated their suicide...

Three female suicide bombers were killed in Bakin Dutse, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State,today. Members of a vigilante group in the area shot the suicide bombers just as they about to get into the Gulak Market. Chairman of the local government, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed, who...

Two female suicide bombers died in a failed attempt to invade Maiduguri. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Borno Police Command, Victor Isuku, the suicide bombers were halted at the outskirt of Maiduguri. Isuku, in a text message, stated that: “At About 2030hrs...

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Wednesday affirmed that those who claim to be killing people to please ‘God’ will end up in hell’. Abubakar made this statement when popular singer, Innocent Idibia...